cystic
Of or pertaining to a cystOf or pertaining to a cyst.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to a cyst.
of or relating to or resembling a cyst
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder.
of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)
Examples
3 sentencesTom has cystic fibrosis.
У Тома кістозний фіброз. — deniko
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease.
Cystic acne is a condition of the integumentary system.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle French cystique, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis).From Middle French cystique, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis).
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Word family
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